After reassuring Catalina, Archie and Benny hurried up the stairs and went into their room. Archie was anxiously calling Estella on her smartwatch while Benny was trying to locate Estella on his laptop.
Prior to that, he had already modified Estella’s watch, so it had an additional tracking function. That was why he could track her watch on his laptop. Archie couldn’t get through to Estella, so he turned to ask Benny, “How is it going? Have you tracked her down?”
Benny was frowning and sweating bullets. A while later, he slammed the keyboard and yelled, “I found her!” Archie stared at the screen and saw a green dot moving around. “Where is this?” he asked in confusion.
Moments prior, not only did Benny find Estella’s location, but he had also confirmed the place she was at. Upon hearing Archie’s question, Benny immediately answered, “She’s in a mall nearby the amusement park. It seems that Essie has been there the entire afternoon.”
Archie nodded. “If she’s in a mall, I think she’s just shopping.”
Archie and Benny couldn’t help but feel disappointed. The mall and the amusement park are so near to each other. According to the tracker, we know what time they arrived at the mall. In fact, they were there shortly after splitting up with us. In other words, Grandma. brought Essie to the mall just to get away from us. Does Grandma dislike us so much?
Seeing that the green dot on the screen was still moving around, Archie suppressed his disappointment and said to Benny, “Keep an eye on the screen. If Essie’s location changes, we’ll call Grandma immediately.”
Archie was worried that Sonya would bring Estella back to the Farwell main residence just to keep them apart. Benny nodded and hummed in agreement.
The two boys then stared at the screen intently. Less than half an hour later, the green dot on the screen suddenly moved away from the mall.
Archie and Benny grew anxious. Benny then worked on his laptop to confirm the direction in which the green dot was moving.
Both the boys finally felt at ease when they saw Sonya and Estella moving toward the Farwell residence. After shutting down the laptop, they ran downstairs to wait.
Soon, they saw Sonya carrying Estella into the mansion. The driver was walking in behind them with bags of goods in his hands.
“See! They’re here, aren’t they? Stop crying already. I told you they couldn’t have gotten lost!” Sonya said to Estella irritably.
Evidently, Estella had been crying the entire time when they were in the mall. Sonya was infuriated because even though she had been buying Estella things to coax her, it didn’t work.
Everyone in the mall had been looking at Sonya as though she were a kidnapper. Left without a choice, she had to bring Estella home. The second Estella saw Archie and Benny, she broke free from Sonya’s grip and dashed toward them.
Needless to say, the boys were heartbroken when they saw Estella crying. “Stop crying, Essie. We’re fine.” “I want to be with you guys. I didn’t want to go to the mall! You guys weren’t in the mall!” Estella choked out.
Sonya paled when she heard Estella saying those words. Archie and Benny felt bad, but they could only try their best to comfort Estella. “We were wrong. We shouldn’t have left you alone, Essie. From now on, we’ll bring you along wherever we go, okay?”
“Grandma told me she called you guys, but neither of you picked up… Estella was visibly. upset. Archie and Benny shot Sonya a dubious glance when they heard those words. Since when did Grandma call us? As a matter of fact, we were the ones calling Essie. However, the calls we made were all unsuccessful.
The boys couldn’t bear to spill the truth when they saw how red Estella’s eyes were. They backed Sonya up, saying, “Our watches died, so we came home to charge them.”
With that, the boys shot Sonya a look. Sonya had been worried that the boys would expose her. She was surprised to see them backing her up, but she quickly calmed herself down. Those boys said that just to please me! Well, I’m not so easily pleased!
Sonya approached Estella and said, “All right, now, since you’re already home and you’ve seen them, go wash up. You have tears all over your face!”
Estella looked at Archie and Benny aggrievedly. Grandma must have something to say to us. Archie and Benny shared a glance and nodded. “Daddy and Mommy are coming home soon. They’re going to get worried if they see you in this state.”
Only then did Estella go to the bathroom reluctantly. Sonya glared at Catalina. Catalina was worried about Archie and Benny, but she was in no place to go against Sonya. She had no choice but to walk away helplessly.
Just like that, Sonya and the boys were the only ones left in the living room. Archie shielded Benny and raised his gaze toward the person before their eyes.
Sonya, on the other hand, looked down at the boys when she uttered patronizingly, “Did you think you could gain my approval by pleasing me? No matter what you say, you’re still not a part of the Farwell family. I’ll never allow you guys into the family!”
Archie frowned and retorted in a cute voice, “I think you’ve got it wrong. We were merely. comforting Essie. We weren’t speaking up for you!”
Sonya’s expression changed drastically. She was so angry that she almost reached out to pull Archie’s ear. “How dare you argue with me? You boys have no manners at all!”
Upon hearing those harsh words, Benny couldn’t help but argue, “If we had manners, would you accept us?”
Sonya let out a chuckle in exasperation. “Didn’t you say you guys weren’t trying to please me?! don’t care how well-behaved or outstanding you are. As long as you aren’t Lucian’s children, I’ll never consider you a part of the Farwell family!”
With that, she put on a cold expression and warned, “You’re planning to tell Lucian and Roxanne about this, aren’t you? Go on! I don’t care! I’ve been looking for an opportunity to chase you guys and your mommy out of the Farwell family!”
Indeed, Sonya had been holding her frustration in. If these two b*stards were to tell Lucian about it, Lucian would definitely look for me. If that happens, I’m going to use the opportunity to chase the three of them out!
What Sonya said was loud and clear. She was adamant about not accepting the boys if they weren’t Lucian’s. Benny felt sorrowful upon hearing that. “How are you so sure we’re not his children? What if we are?”
Sonya’s expression changed as she sized up the boys. A while later, she said harshly, “Dream on! That’s impossible! Lucian only has one child, and that’s Essie!”
With that, Sonya left unhappily.
Estella came out after washing her face and saw Archie and Benny standing still in the living room. “Has Grandma left?” she asked in a baffled tone. Archie and Benny returned to their senses and composed themselves. However, they still looked dejected when they nodded at her.
Seeing the expressions on her brothers’ faces, Estella approached them with a straight face. “Did Grandma say something harsh to your guys again?”
Estella could tell Archie and Benny were unhappy. Archie smiled at her and said, “No. She merely told me to take good care of you.” He then changed the topic. “It’s late. Why aren’t Daddy and Mommy back yet?”
Estella got distracted and stared at the main entrance the moment Archie mentioned their parents. When Catalina was done preparing dinner, she noticed the kids weren’t as cheerful and lively as usual. At that moment, they were all sitting on the couch listlessly and staring at the main entrance.
“Mr. Archie, Mr. Benny, Ms. Estella, dinner is ready. Are you guys hungry? Would you guys like to eat first?” Catalina asked softly when she saw how moody the kids were. The kids shook their heads in unison.
“We’re not hungry. We’ll wait for Daddy and Mommy to have dinner together!” Archie said. Catalina didn’t try to persuade them anymore when she heard that. She sat down and waited with them, at the same time hoping that Lucian and Roxanne would return soon. At around seven that evening, they finally heard some noises coming from outside the mansion.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.